Music news, profiles of bands or labels, the tunes that Monkey currently grooves to
Free indie, indeed. Guiltless, even. Mike over at FreeIndie has managed to cull together some great music into downloadable albums that you don't make you feel like shouting, "Avast ye mateys! We're comin' aboard!" everytime you download some music. How's…
Steve Poltz helps us visualize how today's attractive but talent-challenged teens can grow up to become pop stars. [youtube]irk3_p15RJY[/youtube] Excerpted from the 2006 documentary, Before The Music Dies, also featuring My Morning Jacket, Calexico, North Mississippi All-Stars, and the late,…
My favorite video of the moment has gotta be Matt and Kim's "Yea Yeah." [youtube]4Yg-CgIwaHs[/youtube] If that video reminds you of Cube2's "Baby Doll" video that Tim Robbins and John Cusack made on spec in the movie Tapeheads, I'm sure…
I'm just starting to think that Sufjan Stevens might just be able to pull off his plans to make an album for each of the 50 U.S. states. He's only traverse-citied the sonic landscapes of Michigan (Greetings from Michigan: The…
Every now and then performing at a music festival can really pay off big for a band. Even a band that's been around for say, more than 4 years and has 4 albums to their name. A band like the…